Our Affiliate System

We are building one organization with affiliates in two regions. Our parent company, now known as Prisma Health, supports both affiliates with overall direction and leadership as we continue to align. We will soon share one brand across the entire organization to better reflect this. The rebranded Palmetto Health-USC Medical Group will continue to operate as a joint venture between the Midlands affiliate and the USC School of Medicine.

Manuel F. Casanova, MD

Dr. Casanova belonged to the founding board of the National Alliance for Autism Research (now Autism Speaks) and the Autism Tissue Board. He has served on the Board of Directors or Scientific Advisory Board of numerous organizations (e.g., Autism Research Institute, Generation Rescue, On Mental Health, Families for Effective Autism Treatment, Clearly Present Foundation) and is presently on the editorial board of 15 different medical journals.

Dr. Casanova’s Honors

Chairperson of the Developmental Brain Disorders Study Section

Received a Physicians Recognition Award by the American Medical Association

A National Research Service Award by the Public Health Service

The Stanley Scholars title, a Distinguished Faculty Award by the Medical College of Georgia

Senior Scientist Award by the Winter Workshop on Schizophrenia

Title of Honorary Professor from the University of Krasnoyarsk

A Contributing Piece Award by FEAT

In 2015 Dr. Casanova received the High-end Foreign Expert Award from the State Administration of Foreign Expert Affairs from Bejing Normal University in China. More recently, in 2016 Dr. Casanova was elected president of the International Consortium of Autism Institutes (ICAI).

Dr. Casanova has provided a large number of plenary lectures including a magisterial presentation at the World Congress of Autism. His research has been recognized by a EUREKA award from the NIMH for the introduction of repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) in the Therapy of autism spectrum disorders. He has published over 200 articles in peer reviewed journals, 85 book chapters and edited five books.

Manuel F. Casanova, MD, SMART
State Endowed Chair in Translational Childhood Neurotherapeutics
University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine
Greenville Health System